Essential Premium Tools for Internet Marketing
Building an internet marketing business requires the use of some tools of the trade. I’ve found many useful tools that are free software downloads. In each case, there is a premium version that is popular and in many cases better, but I tend to go with the free version if it works acceptably well.
There are three business tools that you will have to spend some money on if you want to run an affiliate marketing business. I have yet to discover a free way to work around these.
- Domain Name
- Hosting Account
- Autoresponder
Some might argue that these are not essential. Yes, you can market on the internet without ever purchasing these products and services, but in my opinion, they are essential business tools.
There are other tools and services that I have purchased and use on a regular basis. I simply put this list together as a bare minimum that one would expect to have to spend in order to run a legitimate business.
I purchase most of my domain names through DomainCheapster.com. This is a GoDaddy reseller who has elected to pass on his savings to anyone who purchases through his account. A domain name is $8.99 per year on Domain Cheapster. One thing I like about purchasing through this account is that when you purchase at least 6 domains at the same time, you get private registration for free.
There are many good hosting companies, but I use HostGator. They have cpanel so it’s quick and easy to set up WordPress. I recommend starting off with their “Baby” plan which is their cheapest plan that allows unlimited domains for $7.95 per month.
For my autoresponder service, I use Aweber Autoresponders exclusively. I’ve never used any others, simply because I started with Aweber and have never had any reason to switch. Aweber is $1 for the first month and $19 per month after that.
Just as a disclaimer, I receive affiliate commissions if you purchase through my HostGator or Aweber links. Regardless of that, these are the services that I use and I’m have been pleased with them, so they are the services that I recommend.
